The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-20
SAUK CENTRE HERALD.
CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, d. G. Jan. 8, 1857.

WARRINGTON, D. @. Jan. 8, 1887.
EDITOR HERALD:
Washington Is covered with . mid winter
mantle Of white snow now. but the gay
world of fashion is In motion once more. and
mp ut the Capitol you hear much about Tariff
reduction plans and an extra session. The
President has become alarmed at the condi.
tion Of affairs In his party In Congress- and
realizes the necessity of doing something ss
soon as possible. 1t Is said Senator Vest and
Hon. g. S. Cox will be his mouthoieces in
each end of the Capitol to get the Tariff ques-
lion again mp for discussion. II they fail
the President threatens to call an extra SEES
sion Of the Fiftieth Congress upon the ex.
piration Of this, hoping that 1t may carry out
his wishes. s-szl
Representatives Mill Of Texas, and Cox of
New York. will be the rival candidates for
the Craftsmanship of the Ways and Means
Committee In the Fiftieth Congress and the
result Win indicate whether it Ia the disposi-
ton OF the party TO adopt bold and aggres.
sive Tariff policy or one more conciliatory.
As to the Republicans and Tariff reform,
fer the remainder of this session, their mem.
bers Of the Ways and Means Commit tee have
decided TO adopt a. = Platform reve.
nue. bill which favors q reduction of internal
revenue and adjustment CT Tariff.
Attorney Geneneral Garland, who had not
been In the Senate Chamber since the Pan
Electric Investigation attended the Logan
funeral IN company with the other members
of the Cabinet. II IL claimed that Mr.. Gar.
land 10 not harrasssd by the criticisms upon
him which appear In print. for the reason
hat he knows nothing about them. He
en- hA
qusntiy ignorant OF what 10 said and thought
in the world.
Public Printer Benedict, WHO has made
himself Notorious by the wholesale discharge
sfgovsrnment clerks. will soon be tried In
tho furnace 70 see II he b mseif Is not want.
Ing. Representative Farquhr on the part
OF the printers union OF New York, is con.
Quoting the fight against his confirmation In
the Senate. Opposition to him is based upon
the grounds that he il not q practical printer
which the law stipulates Public Printer
shall be. Mr.. Farquhar argued that unless
Mr.. Benedict could earn the average wages
In composing room he could not be con.
sidered practical printer. This he said
would be rating practical printer very low
"A few days ago Senator Mitchell, or Penn.
sylvania, asked the Senate to pass q bill Civ.
ina pension OF $1,000 year to the widow of
Senator Logan. The bill failed then thronpb
the interference of senator Coke. of Texes
but yesterday 1t was brought TO vote and
passed. The sum fixed Is the same amount.
Is that given 70 the widows OF Gen. Hancock
and Gen. Thomas. 3 & s ass.4 -
1t 10 probable that q new Inaururation
day will be determined upon by Congress
Last juno the Senate. voted to extend the
Presidents term OF Office 10 the last TUESDAY
In April, and also to substitute the last
Tuesday In April Tor the. fourth of March as
the commencement and termination of the
Official terms OF Vice Presidents, Senators
and Representatives. Some of the res sons
given for this ch. nge were that the first
president was inaugurated on the Goth Of
April, that 1t would be fitting celebration
OF George WashiAgten's Inauguration tn in.
augurate the President In 1889 upon the .ane
day, and that the fourth of March as the f,av
Tor Installing q new government undu,v
curtafls the second session Of every Congress
In the House Of Represen tatiyss this reso.
lution passed by The senate, came in cor tact
with tho so called Grain resolution. This
proposed that the Constitution be am spd.s
that the term of the Fiftieth Congress sha I,
sno on Dec. 81 at noon, that the Fiftv.nrst
congress shall meet Immediately thereafter
ana that the meeting day of each succeeding
congress shall be the second Tuesday In In n.
oary. Mr.. Grains plan would bring the
flay-nrst Congress together about two
nentns after the members had been elected.
instead of thirteen months, an Ia now the
case. Itshortens the term of the next Con.
sfess two months, but 1t affords all future
congresses an opportunity for sessions of
tWeive months II desirable. The Senate
proposition adds one month to the second
session OF each Congress. The House Judiciry
committee Is now considering both ofthese
plans and 1t Is thought they will report n
resolution containing the best points In both. ,
General sherman was non committal wbsn
asked about an alleged correspondence be.
tween himself and Mr.. Blaine in which the
latter offered to personally support Gen.
sherman fer the Presidential nominal ion I'm
1854. "1fsny such letters exist" suggested
inc old soldier. ut will be time TO publish
tAem after Mr.. Blaine and I have passed
away" Just before the General was re tired
no was heard to say one day at the war de-
pa.tment, that he had no political ambit On
nave had enough to satisfy soldiers am.
oi''on." added he. "why shsuld endanser
the record have made by an attempt to get
the Presidency?"
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